Poliovirus samples detected in 16 European countries
The World Health Organization has reiterated that the spread of poliovirus remains a Public Health Emergency of International Concern for several months. This concern was further validated in late 2024 when vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (VDPV2), genetically linked to the Nigeria lineage, was found in wastewater samples from 16 cities across five European countries—Spain, Poland, … Read more